a devastating series of explosions at the finish line of the boston marathon. a joint investigation underway doing all they can to find out who responsible. avon >> reporter: a difficult morning in boston. one of many difficult mornings to come. residents will put on a brave face and head to work, after their city was rocked by bombs. this morning, the city of boston is on high alert, 24 hours after terror, thousand celebrating patriots day, when a few yards from the anybody line at 2:50 p.m. tbs first bomb explodes. -- the first bomb explodes. chaos ip ensued, amid the white

smoke. three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy, hundreds injured. >> i saw a few casualties coming back. i saw one guy, his legs gone at the knees, ankles and feet missing. shrapnel on the side of the head and other things. >> reporter: the bombs went off 4 hours after the start of the race, 50-100-yard apart. first responders rushed to the scene and hospitals mobilized. victims were transported by wheelchairs and stretchers. the scene looked like a war zone. president obama was notified within minutes. he promised action. >> i'm supremely confident boss tonians will pull together and work together and the american people will be with them every step of the way.

>> reporter: bomb techs are combing over forensic evidence for clues about the explosive devices. officials searched an apartment and tracking multiple persons of interest, including a man treated at a hospital and a person who was seen trying to gain access to a restricted area five minutes before the blast. >> we will check in with you throughout the course of the morning and showing you what you are waking up to on this tuesday. so many people running slide shows, i want to show you a few of them. we start with boston.com, where there is a slide show at the bottom. a number of images to scroll through seeing the devastation and the recovery and the effort to move on. the lights along a building in the shape of the flag, that's what you are waking up to on this tuesday. the daily news showing a slide show. yn th has a slide show, too.

more throughout the course of the day. cnn, some of the same images of what you are going to see, packaged differently on twitter. see responses throughout the course, and on trance map, see so much of what is going on under the hash tag, pray for boston this is what we are waking up on this tuesday, april 16th, we will have coverage for you here at abc2 news, good morning maryland and abc2news.com. here at home, we will see tighter security following the marathon explosions. there are no credible threats in maryland, police departments are stepping up patrols though, and team coverage begins with linda so. orioles are starting a lengthy home stand. what can fans expect from security? >> reporter: more security throughout the city and here at the ballpark if you plan to attend anyone of these games. the rays by the way, were in boston, playing the red sox

hours before the explosion at the marathon. signal 88 had advice. first, be prepared. before a large event like a ball game rs coordinate with family and friends, specific meeting location and scout out a place too find cover. follow directions when you arrive at a crowded place go with a crowd and not against it. stay aware and create a habit of scanning the area for an emergency exhibit exit and let first responders care for victims. you can see heightened security. anthony bats ordered more police officers at sites including here at the ball game. =forú the games. the bnseries starts at 7:05. linda so, abc2 news. thank you. we will continue following the tragic story at abc2 news and

abc2news.com. for the latest breaking details, follow us on twitter, follow me at charlie from abc 2 or abc 2 news, hash tag gmm. if you are heading to the s the forecast. temperature around 68 degrees, under mostly cloudy skies. the southerly breeze, a slight chance for a shower but we should stay dry throughout the evening. the satellite and radar not picking up on a lot. we have clouds but a mix of sun and clouds through time. i widen out the view, see the showers towards the west, this is ahead of a cold front moving towards the area. we have the wet weather off towards the west, it is marching towards us and this will keep us unsettled through the next several days. temperatures this morning, not bad. above average, baltimore city,

temperature coming in 57 degrees, towson 53. more of the same cockeysville hempstead 50. darlington 51. 50 chestertown, centerville 53. annapolis 54. 55 degrees in pasadena. as we check out what is happening through the rest of the day, waking up around 6:00, the temperature at 54 degrees, by 9:00, we are at 60. the temperatures will bump up today. also it is going to get breezy , the temperature by lunchtime 68 degrees. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. heading downtown, no delays to get in your way. everything will remain up to speed, traveling through the fort mc henry and despite the construction, 895, harbor getting along fine as well. as we check in and look at 695, south of burnny highway, no

delays across the bridge . it will remain clear from parkville up to towson. here is what the west side looks like at liberty, 7 minute ride on the outer loop, 795 down to 70. that's a look at your time saver traffic. . a day we will never forget, event changed after a series of explosions the boston marathon coming up, a group of local runners say the day was a blur as our coverage of boston continues.

500,000, that's approximately how many people lined the marathon route each year. 25,000, how many are up in the race. usually -- how many run in the race. it's being shadowed by a deadly attack. the striders sent a numb of runners to the marathon. the group crossed the finish line before the explosions took place, luckily no up with in the group was injured but all heavily rattled. the runners spoke with us via skype from the hotel room. those runners plan to fly back today and tomorrow, they will

be in boston for the medals handed out there. aaron was rooting for her mom when the explosions took place. the teacher from trinity episcopal is in the icu of a boston hospital expected to have foot surgery later today. brad cogs mom is said to be doing all right. her sister and brother-in-law were spectators, they are suffering from injuries. a number of you spoke out using facebook reaching out to the grieving and those affect by the attacksment we asked you if you could say something to those hurt or remember raps of those who perished, what would you say. the posts have been flooded. join the controversy at abc2news.com/facebookm. time for a check of the forecast. for that we say hello to lynette charles. look at the temperatures

this morning, we are coming in 54 degrees millersville, reisterstown 51. 50 northville, we should be at 43 for the low temperatures, see where we are going with this. we are above average and staying that way in to the afternoon. what we are waiting for is the cold front to get closer to us. it will keep us unsettled. we will stall autoout and move back as a warm front towards thursday. we have high pressure that is off in to the atlantic and with that, well, we have that clockwise flow around high pressure, that's giving us an on thoar flow. winds are out of the east and southeast for this morning and in to the afternoon , the winds will pick up a bit. 5 baltimore. 5 easton, 7 dc. throughout the day, about 5- 15 miles an hour. it is going to be a little bit on the breezy side. as we go through time, not much change in the forecast. the most accurate future trend will keep us on the unsettled

side and chance for showers in the forecast. i stopped this wednesday around 1:00, in the afternoon, potential for a shower to pop up in the forecast. today looks dry, but still with that cold front, pretty close to us, i will keep the chance for showers in the forecast again. as you head out to the game, have the poncho ready in case. through the next several days, temperatures are going to be warmer. that's the silver lining for you like the warmer temperatures. these are above average. 65 for the high temperatures. today with 72 degrees. there is the late day shower i'm keeping in. tonight 51 degrees under cloudy skies, showers around, and by tomorrow we will do it all over again. 74 degrees, showers possible. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. we are off to a calm start in white marsh. nothing to get in your way from 43 to downtown baltimore.

695s great shape from parkville, all the way up to towson, as we check in and look at the west side, old court road, traffic is moving along, 7 minute ride on the outer loop from 795, down to 70. heading up to hunt valley, a live look at 83. no problems from shawan, all the way to the beltway. that's a look at your time saver traffic, charlie, over to you. update for you on friday, hit and run crash in pasadena, this morning, family and friends are mourning the loss of a victim. 15 year old skyler died from injuries. he and 13 year old were struck by an suv among mountain road. the driver kept going. police are looking for a ford expedition. if you have information about the incident, in pasadena, call number on your screen, 410-222- 8573. the driver accused of hitting and killing a city hall employee is under arrest.

johnny johnson faces charges, manslaughter by automobile and homicide by motor vehicle. johnson was driving and speeding when an accra overturned and struck matthew her sell. he was a dedicated city employee and a huge orioles fan. vice president is making a stop in charm city. coming up on good morning maryland, when and why joe biden is coming to town. he has the moves and he has the attitude, what colby jones has to say about the judges thoughts on his performance last night.

six years ago today a gunman stormed the campus of virginia tech. as residents reflect on the tragedy, two senators are pushing to compromise on expanding background checks for firearm purchases. the bill would require checks for on line and gun show sales.

more than 100 people are expected to donate a pint of blood in memory of those victims. police around the globe ramped up security in london extra place on hand for the funeral where the former prime minister will vee view security plans for the marathon. it's expected to have a bigger crowd than boston. a room at the u.s. capitol will be dedicated to gabe zimmerman, congressional aid who died in january 2011 shooting took place many tucson, arizona. gabrielle giffords was also shot in the attack and expected to attend along with her husband, mark kelly.

after showing off moves last night, you may have a feeling colby jones is going to survive. he had to keep up with the professional dance couples. it was a danceoff, so to speak. once the couple exited the routine, jones ripped off his jacket, underneath, sporting

ravens purple suspenders, jones wowed the judges but this week, they had a little something to say about his foot work. jones had something to say back about . >> great timing, very, very sharp. just one thing, point your feet on the kicks and flicks. >> a little bit flat footed. >> you will never get a nine off me off those feet. >> i love you so much. with big feet. >> the judges gave jones 26 out of 30. that was the third highest score of the night. kelly swoop was in the ballroom during the performance. she got their thoughts on what appears to be a narrowing

competition. >> it's tight. you got to step up. it's show time. either you swing it or duck it. >> it's a long marathon. we are halfway through. >> swoop will be in la for the elimination episode. get live updates from inside the ballroom by following her on twitter. swoop from abc 2 under the hash tag team baltimore, dancing with the stars begins at 9:00 tonight. catch it here on abc 2. go to la for dancing with the stars. enfor if a chance to win the final performance next month. a 3-day, two-night hotel stay. like our abc 2 facebook fan page. the more people you can get to like our page, the better the

winner. the contest ends coming up friday. i think if the future when we have dancing with the stars stories, we need to have a lynette cam. >> our personal judge. >> she is sitting over there, aha. >> i do believe with lynn on the whole feet thing. the kicks and flicks i thought they were good. traffic coming up in a few moments. first, you are going on vacation and coming back and the weather is great. >> the weather yesterday wasn't so hot. for today, much better. the kids to the bus stop, it's going to be dry.

yesterday morning, they need the umbrella. there could be a little bit of a caveat. something i'm throwing in there. the bus stop forecast coming home today, there is a possibility maybe a shower in the forecast. mainly dries what i want you to dos before the kids head out the doors put the umbrella in the backpack. look at the temperature, 72 degrees. the winds will pick up a bit. the seven-day forecast looks like this, keeping the wham temperatures in, look at 76 by thursday, we have the chance for thunderstorms as we roll in to friday, drying out by the weekend. now a cheg of the time save -- check of the time saver traffic. no delays interstate 70. it will be collie from columbia pike over to 695. if you are using 95, a live look, north of 195, won't have problems getting down to dc. northbound leaps will be clear, as you make the push from elk ridge to downtown baltimore.

that stretch will take you 12 minutes. looking at the other time saver traffic drive times no more questions delays on 695, clear from parkville up to towson and the west side, a 7 minute ride now, traveling the outer loop from 795 down to 70. no delays whatsoever the program westminster to the bellway, a 10 minute ride. that's a look at the morning commute,. minutes away from 5:00, a group of tourists on a boat got a front row seat for an incredible site. what their tour guide did in the middle of the everglades. óç

people from all over the world are coming to terms with what happened yesterday at the boston marathon. we seen horrific pictures throughout the city and the aftermath that followed. this image captured by a news ñ photographer from the globe that seems to be going viral. bill is from washington state. he was about to cross the line when the bomb exploded, and then he was knocked to his

feet. >> i knew i was going down. i ended up on the black top. i didn't feel any severe pain. as i rolled over, i seen a little scratch on my leg. nothing too bad. i laid there just momentarily. >> officials helped him up to get on his feet and cross the line so he could complete the race. this was his third time in the marathon. it's something he will not forget and neither with any of us. the coverage continues as good morning maryland at 5:00 begins right now. we will have coverage throughout the course of the morning of the tragedy in boston. federal investigators looking in to suspects, people of interest and possible motives from the events that killed three and injured close